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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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