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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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