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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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