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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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