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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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