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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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