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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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