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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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