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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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