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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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