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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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