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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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