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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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