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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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