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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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