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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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