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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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