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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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