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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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