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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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