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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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