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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major 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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