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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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