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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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