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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not 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 e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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