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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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