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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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