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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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