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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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