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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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