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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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