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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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