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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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