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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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