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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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