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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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