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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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