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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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