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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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