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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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