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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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