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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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