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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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