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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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