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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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