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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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