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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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