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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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