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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over 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. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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