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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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