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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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