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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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