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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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