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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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