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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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