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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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