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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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