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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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