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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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