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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business 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 handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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