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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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