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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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