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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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