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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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