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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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