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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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