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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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