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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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