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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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