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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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