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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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