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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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