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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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