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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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