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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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