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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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