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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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