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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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