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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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