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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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