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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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