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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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