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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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