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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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