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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important 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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