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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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