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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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