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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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