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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies 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 organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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