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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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