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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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