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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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