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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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