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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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