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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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