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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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