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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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