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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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