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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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