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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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