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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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