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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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