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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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