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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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