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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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