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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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