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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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