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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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