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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology 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 educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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