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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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