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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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