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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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