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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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