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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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