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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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