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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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