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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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