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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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