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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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