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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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