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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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