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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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