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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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