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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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