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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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