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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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