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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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