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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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