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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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