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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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