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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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