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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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