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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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