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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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