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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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