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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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