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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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