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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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