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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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