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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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