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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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