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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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