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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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