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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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