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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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