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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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