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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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