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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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