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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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