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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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