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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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