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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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