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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating 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 inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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