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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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