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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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