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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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