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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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