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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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