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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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