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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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