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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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