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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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