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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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