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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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