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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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