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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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