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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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