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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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