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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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