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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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