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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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