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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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