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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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