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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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