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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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