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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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