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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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