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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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