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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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