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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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