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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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