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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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