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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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