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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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