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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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