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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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