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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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