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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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