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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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