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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major 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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