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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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