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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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