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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive open courses are 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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