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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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