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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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