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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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