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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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