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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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