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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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