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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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