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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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