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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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