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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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