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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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