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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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