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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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