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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major 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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