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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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