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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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