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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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