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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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