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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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