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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major 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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