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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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