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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important 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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