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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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