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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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