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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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