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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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