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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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