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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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