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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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