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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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