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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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