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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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