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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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