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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers 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 teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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