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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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