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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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