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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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