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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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