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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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