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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews 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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