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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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