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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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