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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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