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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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