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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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