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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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