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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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