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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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