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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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