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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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