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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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