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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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