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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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