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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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