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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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