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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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