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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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