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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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