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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free 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 issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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