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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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