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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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