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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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