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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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