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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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