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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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