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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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