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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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