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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different 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 we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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