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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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