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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses 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. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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