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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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