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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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