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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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