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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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