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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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