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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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