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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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