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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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