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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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