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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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