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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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