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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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