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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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