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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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