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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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