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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies 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 poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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