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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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