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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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