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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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