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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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