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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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