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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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