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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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