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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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