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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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