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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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