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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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