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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies 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 institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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