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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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