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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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