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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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