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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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