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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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