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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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