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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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