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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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