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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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