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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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