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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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