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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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