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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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