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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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