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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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