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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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