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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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