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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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