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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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