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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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