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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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