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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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