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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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