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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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