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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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