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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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