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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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