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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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