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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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