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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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