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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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