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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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