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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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