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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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