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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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