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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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