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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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