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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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