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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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