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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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