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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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