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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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