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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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