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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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