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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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