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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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