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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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