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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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