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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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