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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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