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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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