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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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