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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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