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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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