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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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