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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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