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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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