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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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