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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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