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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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