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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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