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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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