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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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