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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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