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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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