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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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