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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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