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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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