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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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