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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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