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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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