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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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