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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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