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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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