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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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