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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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