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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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