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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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