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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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