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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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