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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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