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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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