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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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