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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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