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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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