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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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