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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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