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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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