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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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