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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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