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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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