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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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