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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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