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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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