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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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