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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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