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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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