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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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