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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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