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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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