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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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