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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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