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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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