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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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