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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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