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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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