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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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