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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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