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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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