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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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