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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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