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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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