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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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