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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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