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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about 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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