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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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