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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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