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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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