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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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