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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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