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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the 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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