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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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