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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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