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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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