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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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