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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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