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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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