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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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