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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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