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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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