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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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