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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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