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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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