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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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