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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)