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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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