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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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