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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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