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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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