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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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