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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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