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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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