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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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