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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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