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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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