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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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