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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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