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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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