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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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