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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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