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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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