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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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