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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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