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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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