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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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