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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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