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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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