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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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