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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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