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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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