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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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