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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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