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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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