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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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