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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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