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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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