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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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