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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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