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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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