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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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