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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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