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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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