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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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