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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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