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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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