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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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