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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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