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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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