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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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