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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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