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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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