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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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