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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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