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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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