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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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