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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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