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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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