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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. 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. MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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