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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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