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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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