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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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