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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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