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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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