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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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