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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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