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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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