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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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