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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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