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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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