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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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