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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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