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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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