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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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