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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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