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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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