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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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