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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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