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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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