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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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