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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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