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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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