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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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