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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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