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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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