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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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