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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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