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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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