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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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