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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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