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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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