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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the 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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